You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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